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LOZA (Possible roots)
Posted by Gilberto Loza <GilLoza54@aol.com> on Fri, 04 Jun 2004, in response to FAMILY TREE, posted by NINA FISKE on Mon, 18 Nov 2002
This paragraphs refer to the Goths or VisoGoths which where one of the main causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. They founded a Kingdom and city named TOLOZA please read next.The Kingdom of Toulouse
After the sack of Rome, the Visigoths continued to migrate westwards by way of Genoa and Marseilles. They were bought off by the Western Emperors, and employed as clients against a variety of Rome's barbarian enemies. Notably, they helped defeat the Suebi in Spain. After this, in 418, they were settled in Aquitaine as Roman federates (foederati) and gradually consolidated this region into their own realm; the Kingdom of Toulouse (Tolosa), expanding it into north-eastern Spain (possibly giving their name to the region - Catalonia from 'Gotalonia'). Roman provincial administration was wisely retained, and a number of high-ranking Roman officials continued to serve under their new barbarian masters.
The Visigoths gradually expanded their kingdom and by the time the last Western Emperor was overthrown in 476 it stretched from Nantes to Cadiz, taking in almost the whole of Spain and southern Gaul. In 507, however, they suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Franks at the Battle of Vouillé, and were all but driven out of Gaul. Their kingdom in Spain survived for several centuries, until finally destroyed by the Moors in 711.
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